Harambe

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Date of Birth:

May 27, 1999

Bio:Harambe (born Harambe on May 27, 1999 at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas), was a 17-year-old endangered Silverback lowland gorilla. Harambe was moved to the Cincinnati Zoo in 2014 after outgrowing his environment at Gladys Porter, and quickly became a beloved fixture at their Gorilla World habitat. He was described as “intelligent and curious” by his handlers. On May 28, 2016, four-year-old Isaiah Gregg snuck into Gorilla World and fell into the moat. Harambe approached him, and carried him around the habitat. Scared that Harambe, at 419 pounds, could kill Isaiah, the zoo’s emergency response team made the hard decision to fatally shoot him. Harambe was one of the last remaining lowland gorillas; only about 175,000 still exist.

Best Known For:
Harambe is best known as the gorilla killed at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Personal Life:
He was a gorilla, so…didn’t have one. But when Harambe joined Gorilla World, he was placed in a special group with two older females, Chewie and Mara — not for breeding purposes, but for companionship and social interaction; the Cincinnati Zoo has 10 gorillas in total.

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We’re sorry to report that Colo, the world’s first gorilla to be born in a zoo, has died today, Jan. 17. She was 60 years old, making her the oldest known gorilla on earth. Get all of the heartbreaking details right here.

Michelle Gregg, the mother of the little boy who fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo will NOT face criminal charges. While many claimed that it’s because of her that the beloved gorilla, Harambe, was killed, Michelle was found to be ‘attentive’ when the boy ran off.

Hamilton County prosecutor, Joe Deters, announced on June 6 that Michelle Gregg was not negligent when her 3-year-old boy, Isiah Dickerson, strayed at the Cincinnati Zoo, which resulted in him falling into the Gorilla enclosure on May 28. Joe pointed out that the mother had three other children in her care, and based on surveillance cameras and witnesses, she did nothing wrong.

Amidst the controversy the Cincinnati Zoo sparked after killing 17-year-old gorilla Harambe, Jane Goodall has shared her two cents. In a correspondence with the zoo’s director, the renowned primate expert called the ordeal ‘devastating.’ Read her heartbreaking email right here.

So sad! The tragic death of Harambe the gorilla has caused a stir across the nation. Now, zoo officials are worried that his death could lead to the depression of other gorillas. See why!

Sadly, Harambe is no more. The gorilla who was killed after a four-year-old boy fell into his enclosure at the Cincinnati zoo, has caused a whole lot of controversy. To make matters worse, zoo officials are worried that his death may lead to severe depression among the other gorillas. We’ve got all the details!

This is absolutely chilling. The 911 call of the mother whose child wandered into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo – leading to Harambe’s death – was released on June 1, and it’s hard to listen to. Hear the dramatic recording, right here.

You can now hear the heartbreaking moment when the mother of 4-year-old Isiah Dickerson who fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo realized he was in danger, and it’s absolutely heartbreaking. You can just hear the terror in Michelle Gregg’s voice as the drama unfolds, eventually leading to the death of 17-year-old Silverback gorilla Harambe. Listen to the shocking 911 call, here.

The Cincinnati Zoo incident wasn’t the first time a child fell into a gorilla enclosure…but things were a LOT different when it happened at Brookfield Zoo in 1996. A video has resurfaced of Western Lowland gorilla, Binti Jua, actually saving the little boy who tumbled into her habitat – watch here.

Following the controversial shooting of Harambe at the Cincinnati Zoo, a clip from a similar 1996 incident has resurfaced. In that case, though, the gorilla rescued and nurtured the three-year-old who fell into her enclosure, giving animal lovers a new case against killing Harambe. Check it out here.

A Texas zookeeper is really feeling the loss of Harambe the gorilla, who was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo on May 28. Jerry Stones helped raised the 400-lb. Silverback, and says his tragic death feels like ‘losing a family member.’ So sad.

Jerry Stones, the man who was responsible for raising Harambe the gorilla, is breaking his silence on the Cincinnati Zoo’s decision to shoot the animal. Obviously, the zookeeper is totally devastated over the sad and tragic incident, and is now doing everything he can to help save the endangered Silverback gorillas.

Hollywood’s most outspoken animal activist Pamela Anderson is now speaking out on the controversial death of Harambe the Gorilla — urging us all to ‘make our voices heard’. HollywoodLife.com has the EXCLUSIVE details.

Saddened by the killing of Harambe, the 17-year-old gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo on May 29, Pamela Anderson, 49, is calling for a “ban” on all zoos and an end to keeping any animals in captivity, HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY reports. The actress hopes this tragedy prompts us all to take action and protect our “beautiful” animals.